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Benton County Courthouse Scrapbook, 1968
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Benton County (Or.)
- Title
- Benton County Courthouse Scrapbook
- Dates
- 1968 (inclusive)19681968
- Quantity
- 0.2 cubic feet, including 11 photographs, (1 oversize box)
- Collection Number
- MSS.BentonCoCourthouse
- Summary
- The Benton County Courthouse Scrapbook was prepared in 1968 by the Benton County Court to support nomination of the site as a state historic site. The scrapbook includes photographs as well as reproductions of historical documents. The Benton County Courthouse was built in 1888 in Corvallis, Oregon, and is the oldest courthouse in Oregon still in use for that purpose.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Benton County Courthouse Scrapbook was assembled by the Benton County Court to document the courthouse building and its history and construction as part of nominating the building for designation as a state historic site. In addition to photographs of various exterior and interior architectural features of the building, the scrapbook contains reproductions of early contracts overseeing the construction of the building and entries from early county court records about the structure. A letter of presentation about the scrapbook and the transcription of the historical entries were prepared by A.L. Strand. One copy of the scrapbook was submitted to the Oregon Historical Society and a second copy to the Benton County Pioneer Historical Society.
Most of the photographs have become detached from the scrapbook, but have been retained in their original placement.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Benton County Courthouse was constructed in 1888 in Corvallis, Oregon, and is the oldest courthouse in Oregon still in use for that purpose.
A.L. Strand was Benton County Commissioner at the time this scrapbook was prepared. Strand was appointed as President of Oregon State College in the fall of 1942 and led the College through World War II and the post-war period of extensive growth in students and facilities. Strand retired in 1961 and remained in Corvallis where he served a 4-year term on the Benton County Commission. He died in Corvallis in 1980.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Benton County Courthouse Scrapbook, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
Additional information about the Benton County Courthouse is available in the Memorabilia Collection (MC-Benton County Courthouse). Oral history interviews documenting the Benton County Courthouse are part of the Horner Museum Oral History Collection (OH 10). Other photographs of the courthouse are available in numerous photographic collections held by the OSU Archives.
Custodial History
The scrapbook was donated to the OSU Library in 1968 and described as part of the McDonald Collection.
Acquisition Information
The scrapbook was transferred to the Archives from the OSU Libraries' Special Collections in 2011.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Courthouses--Oregon--Benton County.
Geographical Names
- Corvallis (Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints.
- Scrapbooks.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Strand, A. L. (August Leroy), 1894-
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth
Nielsen
2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
